How long have you lived in 2nd Congressional District? I have lived in District 2 for over 25 years.

Professional background: Teacher

Political/community experience: I supported Green Party candidates Bob Kinsey for Senate, and Tanya Ishikawa in Federal Heights, the first Green Party member elected there.

Education: I have a bachelor's degree

Name a person you admire and explain why: I admire Dr. Jill Stein because she is a physician who realized there was a rising rate of ailments in children that were preventable, such as asthma, and she decided to do something about it through campaigning for president, without accepting corporate funding. She thinks the country needs the environment cleaned up and Medicare for all, and the U.S. needs to establish provisions for all U.S. citizens to have their basic needs met.

How do you plan to tackle the ongoing issue of high unemployment in Colorado and nationally? Dr. Jill Stein's plan for taking care of the unemployment in Colorado and around the country includes bringing the soldiers home and having their labor and new businesses contribute to the stimulation of the economy, ending the largest subsidies on old energy provisions and putting this money toward new green technology and jobs.

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The Green New Deal also provides the opportunity for those corporations that have made the largest profits in history to contribute back into their communities by returning to higher tax rates as billionaires, which will stimulate the economy and promote opportunities for new businesses.

What does Colorado's 2nd Congressional District most need in terms of help from Washington, D.C., whether that's funding or political assistance? Colorado's 2nd Congressional District does need provisions for more subsidies on green energy sources. Independent Bernie Sanders has a bill to stop the tax breaks going to the big oil corporations. The oil corporations have had years of financial support for their form of energy and now it is time to provide support for alternative means of energy.

What bill would you introduce first if you are elected? As soon as I look into the bills that are already created and needing support and signatures, I will begin to introduce bills where I see there is a gap. The bills Bernie Sanders has created began in the Senate and his work is parallel to that of the Green Party. I appreciate that he has been stating there should be no cuts on Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid, and therefore I will not be a part of the Simpson Bowles Budget, but the tax cuts should be ended to the monstrous oil corporations and I will support these positions, as does Dr. Jill Stein. One of the most important bills that should be passed is against the Democrat- and Republican-passed NDAA. I think Barbara Lee has created a bill for this, but, if not, it will be one of my first. I will of course want to sign Dr. Stein's bills, including provisions for new energy jobs, legalization of cannabis and hemp at a federal level, health care for all, cutting the largest military budget in the world and building up the economic, health and social nets in the U.S.

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